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Caytoniales

Ginkgoopsida - Caytoniales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Caytoniales Meyen p. 89
1985Caytoniales Lapasha and Miller
2008Caytoniales Taylor et al. p. 1028

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
RankNameAuthor
classGinkgoopsidaEngler 1897
orderCaytoniales
orderCaytoniales

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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G. †Amphorispermum Harris 1932
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G. †Caytonia Thomas 1925
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†Caytonia indica Bose and Banerji 1984
†Caytonia sewardi Thomas 1925
G. †Sagenopteris Presl 1838
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†Sagenopteris alaskensis Fontaine 1905
†Sagenopteris colpodes Harris 1940
†Sagenopteris elliptica Fontaine 1889
†Sagenopteris emmonsi Fontaine 1900
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Invalid names: Cyclopteris obscurus Emmons 1857 [replaced]
†Sagenopteris grandifolia Fontaine 1905
†Sagenopteris latifolia Fontaine 1889
†Sagenopteris longicaulis Du Toit 1927
†Sagenopteris mantelli Dunker 1846
†Sagenopteris mclearni Berry 1929
†Sagenopteris nervosa Fontaine 1905
†Sagenopteris nilssoniana Brongniart 1825
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Invalid names: Sagenopteris rhoifolia Presl 1838 [synonym]
†Sagenopteris oblongifolia Penhallow 1902
†Sagenopteris oregonensis Fontaine 1895
†Sagenopteris paucifolia Phillips 1829
†Sagenopteris stoliczkana Feistmantel 1879
†Sagenopteris variabilis Velenovsky 1885
†Sagenopteris virginiensis Fontaine 1889
Invalid names: Phyllopteris Brongniart 1849 [synonym]
G. †Gristhorpia Thomas 1925
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†Gristhorpia nathorsti Thomas 1925
G. †Microcheiris Harris 1935
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†Microcheiris enigma Harris 1935
G. †Pseudosagenopteris Potonie 1900
G. †Scoresbya Harris 1932
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†Scoresbya dentata Harris 1932
G. †Vitreisporites Leschik 1955
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†Vitreisporites pallidus Nilsson 1958
†Vitreisporites rajmahalensis Sah and Jain 1965
†Vitreisporites signatus Leschik 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Carboniferous to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 358.90000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (359 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Phyllopteris antiqua (13145)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Italy Vitreisporites sp. (32197)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Antarctica Vitreisporites signatus (31340)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Jharkhand) Sagenopteris stoliczkana (224880 225321)
Rotliegendes - Ufimian283.5 - 272.5Norway Vitreisporites signatus (31375)
Kazanian - Zechstein272.5 - 254.14Norway Vitreisporites signatus (31352 31377)
Wordian - Lopingian266.9 - 252.17India Sagenopteris sp., Sagenopteris rhoifolia (30166)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17India (Andhra Pradesh) Sagenopteris sp. (224649)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Poland Vitreisporites sp. (24990 24993 25971 25972 26103)
Buntsandstein259.51 - 251.902Germany Vitreisporites signatus (27001 27003 27004 27022 27142 27261 27297)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Antarctica Vitreisporites pallidus (169324 169325 169326)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Antarctica Vitreisporites pallidus (150509)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Alberta) Vitreisporites pallidus (207022)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Antarctica Vitreisporites pallidus (153427)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Vitreisporites pallidus (22655 22659 36264 55352)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Vitreisporites pallidus (151446 151452)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Vitreisporites sp. (84455)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Vitreisporites signatus (206968 231725)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Australia (Tasmania) Vitreisporites pallidus (166741)
Late/Upper Eocene (glacial)37.2 - 33.9Antarctica (Prydz Bay) Vitreisporites pallidus (168824)